Fountain pen



F. IVI. ASHLEY.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.3|. |917.

19419.439. l 19mm@ June E3, w22

, W NIMH@ ulmllmh l FRANK IJI. ASHLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

Application iled January 31, 1917. Serial No. 145,581.

T 0 all wwvnrz't may Concern Be it known that l, FRANK M. sHLnY, a citizen of the United States, and resident ot New York city` in the county ot Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain ljens, ol" which the iollowingg,v is a specification.

My invention relates to 'fountain pens and the ohject thereoi is to provide simple and improved means 'lor filling;` the saine and ior bringing a small quantity of inkd 'from the reservoir to the pen point when the feed is dry and not feeding properly.

Referring to the drawings which part ot this specification,

Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional view through the barrel, disclosing the new presser-har in position therein,

Fig. 2 is an exterior view oi' same;

Fig. 3 is a. plan view of my presser-har; and

Fig. a is a cross sectional view through the barrel disclosing' an end view of the presser-har ring'.

The improvement consists in the torni ot the presser-har and the means or holding` it in the barrel and also providing it with a button, which is located in an opening; in the barrel. and hy means ot which the ink can he iorced to the pen point hy pressingT tinger thereon.

A, indie; 'es the harrel or casing` ot the pen, and lil, the usual ruhher Sack which is connected to the pen section C, in the usual manner.

ln F l, I have shown the presser-har heilt to '.lorni a projection D which is located in the opening A in the harrel and the top ot which comes tlush with the outer surface ot the barrel.

The button is made with a. depression at its centre, indicated hy D3 and any small article, such as a toothpick or pin may he used to torce. it downward in order to coilapse the sack in filling, the depression D which may he cone shaped, p:eventingv the point from slipping' Yfrom its position in the button and piercing the sack.

The presser-har is :termed with a ring at one end indicated hy l)4 and cut away at one side as shown zit-D7 in 4, to forma spring hy means of which the loar is supported irmly in position. l prefer to Jform on the ring one or more projections D5 D5 which enter holes A2 A2 formed in the hariorm a rel, which prevents the loar from shitting its position and holds it lirmly under the opening' A.

By holding the presser-bar at the forward end of the barrel, the free end ol' the har naturally moves downward first when the button is depressed in the act of lilling the pen and therefore the closed end ot the sack will he irst collapsed, thus prevent-innany ink remaining' in the sack 'from the previous lilling heine` trapped and the sack ruptured, as is apt to happen when the har is anchored at the rear end of the barrel, and also insures the complete collapsing ot the sack and consequently the complete filling` thereof in expanding.

l prefer to form a slight curve D in the presser-har as the har will bend at said curved point and sink to a lower point in the barrel when constructed in this manner, lessening the bending* strain on the har at this point due to the spring; action ot the curved portion and insuring` a more complete collapsing` of the sack adjacent the pen section.

In using the pen in case the point `gets dry and is not 'ted freely, the first linger oit the hand can he instantly placed on the button and. by pressing it, the sack may he slightly pressed to cause enough ink to liow to wet the pen point, and this feature has proved very serviceable.

The button is exposed and ready for instant use at all times by the operators iinger and also serves its function perfectly in the act of lilling' the pen.

'Having described my invention, l claim as new,

A :fountain pen comprising a barrel having an opening in one side thereof, a sack. a presser-har having' a projection located in said opening the top of which is disposed ilush with the outer surface ot the harrel, said presser har having a ringr at one end provided with a. projection adapted to engage the wall ot an opening formed in the harrel, said barrel having` an opening to receive said projection.

Signed at New York city, in the county of Kings and State of New York this 8th day of November, A. D. 1916.

FRANK M. ASHLEY. Witnesses GEORGE DOAN RUssnLL, HARRY C. HEBIG. 

